ShmoopTube

Where Monty Python meets your 10th grade teacher.

Search Thousands of Shmoop Videos


Identify and Interpret Details Videos 34 videos

ACT Reading 1.1 Prose Fiction
1308 Views

ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?

ACT Reading 1.1 Social Science Passage
276 Views

ACT Reading: Social Science Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. According to Freud, how were dreams understood in what he refers to as the "prescienti...

ACT Reading 1.6 Prose Fiction
259 Views

ACT Reading 1.6 Prose Fiction. What happens to the caul with which the narrator is born?

See All

ACT Reading 2.5 Prose Fiction 221 Views


Share It!


Description:

ACT Reading 2.5 Prose Fiction. What is the "weak point" the narrator identifies in Fortunato?

Language:
English Language

Transcript

00:03

Here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by prose fiction. The opposite of... amateur's fiction.

00:31

What is the "weak point" the narrator identifies in Fortunato?

00:41

So we're trying to find Fortunato's brand of Kryptonite.

00:47

Answer (A) is trying to pull one over on us. Fortunato is partying at the carnival, while

00:52

wearing a costume, when the narrator starts talking to him.

00:55

However, the narrator never says that these activities are what make Fortunato vulnerable.

01:01

We can cross off choice (A).

01:02

A person who is "gullible" will fall for pretty much anything. Though Fortunato does

01:07

go along with the narrator rather easily, the narrator never says that his nemesis is

01:11

flawed in this way.

01:13

Answer (B) is incorrect.

01:14

"Malicious" comes from the root word "malice," which describes an intention to do evil. The

01:23

narrator doesn't actually accuse Fortunato of being mean-spirited, however.

01:28

Choice (D) doesn't make the cut.

01:30

The narrator specifically identifies Fortunato's pride in his knowledge of wine as his weak

01:35

point, so (C) is the correct answer.

01:38

We guess if you want revenge on somebody, getting them disoriented is a good starting point...

Related Videos

ACT Reading 1.5 Social Science Passage
1337 Views

ACT Reading 1.5 Social Science Passage. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following would be the best definition for the word...

ACT Reading 1.1 Humanities Passage
548 Views

ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the main purpose of this passage?

ACT Reading 1.1 Natural Science Passage
257 Views

ACT Reading: Natural Science Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?

ACT Reading 1.1 Prose Fiction
1308 Views

ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?

ACT Reading 1.1 Social Science Passage
276 Views

ACT Reading: Social Science Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. According to Freud, how were dreams understood in what he refers to as the "prescienti...